The Swope Park zoo wants a new bear habitat wedged between its polar bear and orangutan exhibits, visible from the zoo train.

Crews just paved a key stretch joining two Johnson County trails, but the connection is not open to hikers yet.

Ted Grinter expects his 35-acre field to hit full bloom this week, but near-100-degree heat could wilt the show fast.

Sessions at Bonnie View Nature Center and Big Muddy refuge let anyone tag a monarch this September, no registration needed.

Kansas hunters get their fall turkey season back after three years, but campers lose a popular annual permit.

The custom structure will feature metal slides, rope bridges, and climbing nets on a 55-acre site south of the city.

A $3 million grant will finally bring accessible play equipment to a Westwood park that voters saved from a commercial sale last year.

Swope Memorial reopened after an $8.5M restoration that rebuilt greens, bunkers and irrigation. Tee times filled fast on opening day.

A city committee advanced a plan to build a regional pool in south Overland Park that would retire Bluejacket and Stonegate; the full council will review it this fall.

Demolition at Hyde Park is complete and the city has greenlit a $4.32M aquatic center with shallow-water features and a renovated pool house. Work is slated to finish by May 2027.